"stirring debate" is correct and usable in written English, and can be used to describe something that is causing argument or discussion.
For example: The President's controversial policy has been stirring debate throughout the country.
Like Compartamos, many lenders now seek a profit.Commercialisation is changing microfinance and stirring debate.
Another measure stirring debate would forbid sex between lawyers and clients.
Meanwhile, true to form, this summer's offerings, especially the opera productions, have been stirring debate.
Meanwhile technological innovations and the visual art world's growing interest in presenting and collecting performance are shifting perceptions and stirring debate about preservation.
In any case, the significantly different actions by the two health authorities is stirring debate among drug makers and consumer advocates.
On March 10 , 1968 The New York Times ran a story under the headline "Westmoreland Requests 206,000 More Men, Stirring Debate in Administration".
One of the most enduring and stirring debates in archeology revolves around the role humans played in the extinction of large terrestrial mammals (megafauna) and other animals near the end of the Pleistocene.
Across the country, the question of how best to evaluate teachers -- and how to use evaluations effectively -- continues to cause stirring debates among teachers and policymakers.
Starts the Debate One of the teams expected to be stirring up debate when the B.C.S. approaches this season — No. 16 Texas Christian — picked up some points in its season opener by going on the road and winning by 30-14 at Virginia of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The proliferation of sexually charged television images is also stirring a debate in this traditional country.
Shaq on a team already anchored by LeBron James has a way of stirring instant debate.
