@Chenier
I can understand your disillusionment. Perhaps I should clarify here that when I want heathens, I'm hoping that any conflict will be more than who-has-the-higher-preaching-skill. My desire is to create a compelling and fun IC religion, not to just have heaps of big temples and regions with 99% followers.
That was mine as well. My vision hasn't changed, just my enthusiasm. Hence why next time around I won't even bother founding it via game mechanics, but will do it purely through RP as it was in the good old days. Priests are easier to handle with non-priests than with priests anyways, unless you are a total panzy.