[curiosity]

To win the political argument, we have got to pound into people's heads that the TEO does not rule out God, even if it does not require a god.

[BMCDA]

To win the political argument, we have got to pound into people's heads that the TEO does not rule out God, even if it does not require a god.

Well, that's not quite correct. It certainly rules out a god who created the world in six days only some 6000 years ago or a god who drowned almost every living thing in a world wide flood.
Their problem with evolution is not that it's incompatible with any conceivable deity (and I'm sure not even Dawkins or Provine argue this point) but with their version of God.