Bingo! Simply read their Wedge Strategy.
That's not to say that there is not some possibilities behind ID, but the Discovery Institute pretty much has laid out it's agenda through the wedge stategy and this school board was a trial balloon.
Much of that agenda repackaged the Creation story to something that is more palatable to the fence sitters amongst us. Don't believe in our God, well then maybe you'll at least accept some sort of "Creator". It was also a way to muddy the water on other theories rather than scientifically and through the process of falsification the validity of it's theory.
Again, years ago, ID was widely rejected by people of deep faith. Not much has changed in terms of it's foundation, yet now it is being embraced. The sudden turn around is fishy.
"Again, years ago, ID was widely rejected by people of deep faith. "
And it still is. The current little wave of creationism, relabled as Intelligent Design is not being promulgated by those of deep faith. Rather, it is being promulgated by those who wish everyone to have the same beliefs they do. Most of these, I find, lack deep faith. Shallow faith is more their style, in most cases.
ID is Agnostic Creativeism... at least as ligitimate as Evolution.. which is scientific materialism.. if one is taught so should the other be.. Not teaching both as fact would best.. But ID does steal the limelight from Evolution.. thats what they hate.. Progressive ideologies don't like to share.. they do not play well with others.. its their way or the highway.. Not all Evos feel this way, only the progressive ones.. Matter of fact you can tell the "progressive" ones by this trait.. Especially here at Free Republic.. Not all Evos are "conservatives".. Most are progressives.. You know ex-democrats, or stealth democrats.. some are Loosertarian..