The issue of Intelligent Design, ID, is one I've generally stayed away from, mainly because I believe the issue is best taught at home or in church. Our public schools should stick with known science, which amounts to generally accepted theories. This topic has nothing to do with evolution, a generally accepted theory which I think should be allowed in classrooms. But, I believe many of the anti-ID zealots have lost the forest looking for trees.
The generally accepted theory about the origin is the big bang, yet the first chapter of Genesis comports with this (the earth was without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep). "Darkness" simply means the absense of light, which equates to the absense of energy. Whether God created it with a bang or not is irrelevant to me.
An intelligent designer makes the most logical sense to explain all that is. To think otherwise requires belief in an incredible set of statistical coincidences. Therefore, ID should represent the "generally accepted theory" at this time, making it ok for mention in public school classrooms during any mention of the big bang (not necessarily usung Biblical references). When science can establish a generally accepted theory on what existed before the big bang, I'll take notice. Otherwise, I suggest mentioning ID in discussions of the origin, but if that's not possible, then don't cover the topic at all.
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