Mark Twain did not say “If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be–a Christian”

No, St. Francis didn’t say that. (Or Thomas Merton. Or Buddha. Or C.S. Lewis.) Where do we get these fake religion memes?
By Jana Riess — February 11, 2016
The "Prayer of St. Francis" was not written by St. Francis, and many other great religious quotes can't be traced to the famous people whose names are memed with them.
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