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I had not yet seen a contribution to the \u201cWhat I Really Do\u201d meme depicting religion professors, so I thought I\u2019d try my hand at one. What do you think? Any suggestions for improvements?<\/p>\n

EDIT: Here\u2019s another one, on the same theme, lest it seem that I either think that all religion professors are men, and lest in trying to divide the roles in one meme image, someone read too much into which ones I assign to men or women.<\/p>\n

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