Story highlights Hacktivist group Anonymous publishes personal info of Westboro Baptist Church members

Church group announced it would picket site of school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut

Anonymous posts members' private e-mail addresses, phone numbers and home addresses

Hacktivist group Anonymous published what it claims to be personal information of members of the Westboro Baptist Church after the group announced on Saturday it would picket Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 children and adults were killed.

The Westboro group holds protests at military funerals, and targets various cultures and demographics, particularly gay people. The group blames them for tragedies such as shootings, saying it's God's punishment for their actions.

The Westboro Baptist Church has previously been warned by Anonymous, who in February 2011 told the group to "Cease and desist" its protest campaign in 2011, or face damage to its website. "The damage incurred will be irreversible, and neither your institution nor your congregation will ever be able to fully recover," Anonymous wrote.

And the group may be forced to stop picketing if several new petitions gain enough momentum.

Petitions that gain 25,000 signatures by Jan. 13, 2013 will be viewed by the Obama Administration , and a response will be issued.

Do you think the Westboro Baptist Church is exercising its right to free speech, or does this classify as hate speech? Tell us in the comments.