So there is nothing religious about Intelligent Design (XIV)?

 

What's wrong with this picture?  Here is a link from the Discovery Institute's blog: Great Christmas Gift — Proofs of God Translates Design Arguments for Young Students, Teenagers

Hasn't the DI constantly been trying to downplay their religious beliefs and deny their deity had nothing to do with their pet idea of Intelligent Design (ID)?  For years they went to great lengths to only admit their whole idea was based on their religious beliefs unofficially.  Officially they would say anything to avoid being labeled as religious.

Of course, few people believed them, but that never stopped them.  They would hold their revival meetings at churches and other religious organizations and at the same time try and avoid the religion label.  I also remember them implying that a presentation at Southern Methodist University (SMU) was at the invitation of the University by thanking the SMU Administration -- however, it was really a student ministry on the campus that invited them.  The administration had nothing to do with their being there.

Well, I guess the good part of their blog post is that their relationship to religion is really in the open.  How long has it been said Intelligent Design is nothing more than Creationism with the God aspects carefully concealed.  I know I always referred to it as "Creationism in an ill-fitting lab coat".  In any event, I guess they can't try and hide it.  

I have to wonder if they are trying to re-label ID to something new?  I mean Creationism was re-labeled Creation Science until it failed in court.  Creation Science led to the newer labeling of ID.  I guess it's time to abandon ID for something new and start their marketing campaigns all over again.