Those who expect to get the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jerry Falwell out of this may be in for a long wait. It takes courage and intelligence to question the philosophical basis of naturalism. I think your piece was balanced. The movement will prosper because it has truth on its side. Thank you for your article on the Discovery Institute.
Intelligent design is just the latest mutation in the ever-evolving creationist movement.
At least some of the advocates willingly admit they're driven by religion and not science. To prove their belief in intelligent design the advocates need to do good research instead of engaging in handwaving and polemics. To date, the intelligent design advocates have done nothing except follow the classic creationist tactic of attacking evolution. Attacking evolution won't get intelligent design accepted in the scientific community. For starters, these latter-day creationists need to prove that an intelligent designer exists.