Tony Cook

tony.cook@indystar.com

Mother Nature, it seems, has a sense of irony.

To wit: Sometime around 8 a.m. Monday, state Sen. Mike Delph — perhaps the most vocal opponent of gay marriage in the General Assembly — tweeted a photograph of a morning rainbow from his driveway.

Delph's tweet was referring to the rainbow in the biblical story of Noah and the flood.

Within two hours, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision legalizing gay marriage in Indiana and several other states. The decision stirred a flurry of Twitter activity, and many social media users turned to Delph's feed, where he launched a now-famous Twitter tirade on the subject back in February.

And there, over the course of several tweets, were photographs of rainbows – a symbol of gay pride.

The irony wasn't lost on others.

Delph, R-Carmel, told The Star on Monday afternoon that he was just "pointing out what I believe."

"Just because someone claims a religious symbol and gives it some other meaning doesn't change the original meaning," he said. "I don't think people of faith should be intimidated by anyone trying to take away the authority and legitimacy of scripture. You got to stand up for truth."

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