As vile as these people are, you almost have to ask yourself if they are George Soros plants. I don’t think many folks represent religion worse that these folks, unless it’s the problematic members of the FLDS.
He's run in Democrat primaries many times, and was a delegate for Al Gore.
You don't hear that very often in the MSM, though.
But he's been acting up for more than 50 years, so I don't think it's entirely George Soros...though he could be funded that way, now.
No. Phelps and family were spewing their hatred long before Soros got involved with politics. And their hatred of gays is very real and all consuming, so they wouldn't have anything to do with Soros anyway since he's not anti-homosexual.
If they are it would have to be long-time sleepers. They've been protesting against gays since the mid 90s at least, but didn't get really nationally famous until they started protesting soldier funerals and funerals of famous people like Mr. Rogers. Yes, they protested Mr. Rogers. Yes, they're insane.
If you want another conspiracy theory, the group makes its money by staging protests, which spurs people to try to stop the protests, and then suing for infringement of 1st Amendment rights. They've made millions off of that, so it could just be a money-making scam.
Phelps himself has been at it since the 1960s or so. However there is a group called ‘Phags For Phelps’ which sends them donations for legal fees. It’s a group of homosexuals who fully understand that Phelps and his bunch make people opposed to homosexuality look bad.