If I understand the issue correctly, "intelligent design" simply means noting that it is a widely held belief that the complexities of the world can only be explained by the presence of a greater being.
It doesn't (or at least it shouldn't) mean the teaching of a specific "creation story."
Then why does it seem to me that the entire thing is being pushed the hardest by hardline evangelical Christians?
If they're not trying to shove their brand of religion down everyone's throats through the police powers of the state, then what exactly are they doing?