U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D.-La., has introduced a congressional resolution congratulating the Southern Baptist Convention  (SBC) for electing as president Fred Luter Jr., the first African-American to hold the post. Landrieu notes the historical significance of Luter’s election and honors the SBC’s commitment to ethnic inclusion. Luter is pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans. “Whereas the election of…