The Family Research Council's Tony Perkins is a rising star in a crowded universe of evangelical Christian leaders

Earlier this year, Tony Perkins, the President of the Family Research Council, spent a great deal of time rallying the troops in support of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who died in late-March after being in a "persistent vegetative state" for more than 15 years.

On June 15, after Schiavo's autopsy was performed by Pinellas-Pasco County Medical Examiner Jon Thogmartin and was released to the public, Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued a press release lambasting the Religious right for their shameful behavior during the Schiavo Affair.