"Does anyone really want to value a hypothesis by the ideology/theology of its supporters?"
The problem with that argument is that it equates Galileo's and Newton's religious convictions with the convictions of ID supporters. With the former scientists, their religious convictions were not central to their theories. It would have made no difference for Galileo if he had been an atheist when he was working out laws of motion. The religious convictions of ID supporters on the other hand is basic to their hypothesis.
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And is actually stated as such on their web pages and by some Kansas school board members.