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I personally don't see that big of a deal with ID being taught at the same time as evolution.
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The problem is that creationism/ID is inherently non-scientific. It absolutely should not be taught in a science classroom.
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But if you force anything that has religious backing out of the schools, then you inevitably end up removing a lot of literature from schools at the same time. Remember that so much of classical and even contemporary literature has it's roots in Christianity.
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I don't disagree. I have no problems with the various creation myths of the world's different religions as well as other myths being taught in the proper context, such as a history or social studies class. Where I take issue is when super-natural beliefs are taught alongside scientific theories, as if each should be given equal weight when explaining the natural world. Or when religious activists try to dismiss evolution as "just a theory" (as the Dover school board tried to do by forcing science teachers to read a 1-minute "disclaimer" prior to teaching evolution in their classrooms) on par with creationism, implying that a field of study that has withstood the demands of the scientific method and peer review for over 150 years is non-credible.