For instance, at least once a month there is a 1000+ post Protestant vs. Catholic debate thread on Mary at least once a month. Peter and the Papacy is done at least once every six weeks, the Eucharist and Purgatory are done every two to three months and generally these debates will also have a simultaneous "companion" thread (i.e. the Catholic or Protestant "response" to the opposing view).
Lately we have seen a rise in Mormon/polygamy threads, but those will probably start waning pretty soon, unless Mitt Romney is McCain's running mate, in which case they will come back.
From time to time there is also an internal Protestant debate, but I haven't noticed any in a while.
So, if I had to guess, 90% of the threads/posts are either Protestant vs. Catholic, Mormon vs. everyone or prayer/caucus/devotional.
Mormons make-up approximately 2% of the general population, even by their own inflated numbers.
They are certainly getting more than fair representation on FR, as are their opposition.
The Catholic Caucuses are posted mostly late at night whereas the LDS Devotionals are posted during the day. And currently the "everything" browse intermingles Religion Forum posts with News/Activism.
Therefore we have been getting many, many News/Activism posters - even oldtimers - wandering onto the Religion Forum shocked and complaining that the site is overrun by Mormons. That of course is not true.
In terms of "open" thread heat v light ratio, the ex-[pick a confession] threads burn the hottest. But in terms of longevity, the Catholic v. Protestant debate (by definition) will never end.
You can always find heated intra-Protestant debates by looking for threads about dispensationalism and end times prophesy.
And . . . in the annals of
FR ENTERTAINMENT . . .
it seems clear which are enjoyed more . . . if that’s the right word . . . LOL.