Elijah Murphy studied voice, opera and Jewish liturgical music at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. After he graduated, he applied for a job...

Elijah Murphy studied voice, opera and Jewish liturgical music at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. After he graduated, he applied for a job as a cantor (i.e., professional singer who leads prayer services) at the Nashville Downtown Synagogue. The synagogue responded that he was not qualified for the position and refused to consider him for the job because he is not Jewish.