Last month I wrote about a Dutchman who re-created Noah’s Ark as a sign of his compassion for the literal truth of the Bible. Now Noah’s Ark is being rebuilt again, but by someone completely different — environmental activists — and for an altogether different cause: global warming.

Historically speaking, Noah’s Ark was built to save humanity and the animal kingdom from the flooding of Earth — a punishment for humanity’s sins. Today, the ark is being rebuilt to serve as a warning to mankind to act now to bring a halt to global warming.

The new ark is being built on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, where according to the Bible Noah’s Ark came to a rest after the flood waters had subsided. The project is set to be completed by the end of this month in order to coincide with a summit taking place in Germany next month where global warming will be high on the agenda.

“This is directed mainly at the politicians of this earth, to world leaders who are primarily responsible for the climate catastrophe which is taking place and for the solution,” said Wolfgang Sadik, campaign leader for Greenpeace, which is behind the project. “The aim is to put on Mount Ararat a memorial, a warning sign that also gives hope, to shake up the world and to say that if we don’t react now it is too late.”

Now this is the type of action that people need to be taking when trying to make a stand on an issue. Depending on the amount of coverage it gets on various media channels around the world, this has the potential to make a real impact on people, because it strikes directly into the heart of billions of Christians, Jews, and Muslims around the world. If this can’t act as a catalyst in getting the peoples of the world to unite and combat global warming I really don’t know what can…