You are probably much better read in this field than me, but I just don't see it that way. While they operate under the assumption that intelligence is involved with the universe, they come at the facts with different questions and methods. They are as open to criticism as anyone else when it comes to corroborating their statements with reality.
If what you say is true, namely that they have an organized agenda to supplant natural curiousity, scientific method, etc. with "some new system," I'd sure like to know what it is. And if it is some kind of religious system then theirs is not only a nefarious pursuit but also a pursuit that is bound to fail.
The IDists like to think this. There is no indication that this new approach has yielded anything yet. No new insights, no new theories, no explanations, no new evidence. So, instead of tweaking their approach to make it work, they blame an imaginary monopoly that scientists hold over scientific inquiry (as if!). And they try to destroy the current system by destroying science education and by inundating the public with volumes of demogoguery.