A Portland, Oregon children’s ministry is coming under fire from a group of citizens who object to kids being told that all human beings are sinners who need salvation through Jesus Christ.

Portland residents are attacking the Portland chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship over their voluntary summer camps in the area.  The CEF teaches children as part of their camps that everyone, including them, are sinners and that because of Jesus Christ our sins can be forgiven.

Some of the “never mention sin” group have started a group called Protect Portland Children to harass parents into not taking their children to CEF events.  The group was founded by an anti-Christianist who aims to keep the group from not only speaking to children at camps, but keep the group from having Bible study groups at area schools this fall.

The group says that they’re not saying anything that hasn’t been said for 2,000 years.

“The message of the gospel, teaching of the core Christian tenets of the Christian faith that have been taught for 2,000 years in the Bible is what we’re teaching,” CEF Vice President Moises Esteves said.  “There’s nothing new here.”