Is it putting "rational thought under attack" to consider that, where there is design, there may be a designer?
[Is it putting "rational thought under attack" to consider that, where there is design, there may be a designer?]
No, that happens when a legitimate scientific theory such as evolution, which has been validated by as much supporting evidence as the law of gravity, is in danger of being marginalized in our schools by people who believe religion is an acceptable alternative to science.