You're right, ID or creationism is more faith-based than anything. My own personal belief is that it did not take 6 days, but was more of a long process--our days are not like the Lord's days. As creationists though, we shouldn't base all of our judgement of science just on evolution. Science is an essential part of life and we wouldn't be anywhere without it. Not too many centuries ago, the prevaling religious thought was that the sun orbited the earth.
Actually, while I strongly believe the earth was created, I do think that nobody really knows exactly HOW it was created. We'll all find out someday, but it doesn't cause me sleepless nights wondering exactly how it all began. I have more important things to worry about like now and the future. Whatever happened has already happened.
The main difference is that, a few centuries ago, the existing evidence showed that the earth-centric view was not tenable. Therefore, the theory was scrapped and another, new, heliocentric model -which fit - was adopted, tested , and found to be true. The trouble with ID is that, even though many of the theories are equally untenable, they keep trying to twist the logic to make them usable.
"You're right, ID or creationism is more faith-based than anything."
In the first place, ID is not the same thing as Creationism. Secondly, Evolution theory is just as faith-based as any other theory concerning the origin of life.
I don't understand why more Christians can't just view science as the means by which god works his wonders, rather than as something to shield their children from.
We have more in common than you might think,to god a thousand years is but a twinkle of the eye?