fˈɛlps ænd hɪz səpˈoːɹɾɚz ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli dˈɛmənstɹˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə fjˈuːnɚɹəlz ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɜːvɪs mˈɛmbɚz hˌuː wɜː kˈɪld ɪnðə wˈɔːɹ ɪn ɪɹˈæk, ɡɹˈaʊndᵻd ɔnðə bᵻlˈiːf ðætðə dˈɛθs ɑːɹ dᵻvˈaɪn ɹˌɛtɹɪbjˈuːʃən fɔːɹ sˈoʊʃəl tˈɑːlɚɹəns ʌv hˌoʊmoʊsˈɛkʃuːˈælᵻɾi.
Phelps and his supporters regularly demonstrated at the funerals of American service members who were killed in the war in Iraq, grounded on the belief that the deaths are divine retribution for social tolerance of homosexuality.