by Rod Harvey, Gold Coast, Australia
On Friday night 12th October 2012, I attended a presentation by Serge Benhayon from Universal Medicine.
Prior to the presentation Serge introduced David Millikan to the audience. David is a Uniting Church minister and self-appointed cult expert, and we were told that David and Serge had previously discussed their philosophical viewpoints at length.
David Millikan had told Serge Benhayon previously that he believed that Universal Medicine was not a cult, as has been erroneously reported by the media. He asked Serge for the opportunity to briefly address the meeting to get feedback from those present to include in a chapter in a book he was writing.
Serge agreed as he felt it would be beneficial for attendees who wished to present their point of view in an open forum.
Yet David Millikan had in fact already planned to betray Serge Benhayon, and had set-up an elaborate media ambush.
As soon as David had the floor, at least four women who were secreted in the audience rose with video cameras and began to film David and those present as he launched into an aggressive attack on all present, accusing us of being in a cult. At the same time a television cameraman attempted to get into the hall.
This was an outrageous verbal assault, hell-bent on gaining footage for television. That’s right, David was being paid by a well-known commercial TV station to compile a story.
David did not open up the floor to a forum, and indeed suppressed any meaningful discussion.
Those filming were asked to leave; one woman refused and continued for 20 minutes to intimidate those present by walking around filming attendees… including children. We also later found out that another camera had been hidden in the roof area.
The next day, the film crew returned to another Universal Medicine presentation and were refused access, so they hung around, presumably filming the outside walls of the building.
David Millikan lied, was deceitful and was involved in a premeditated menacing attack on a group of peaceful adults and children who had simply turned up to listen to a presentation.
This form of vilification and gross invasion of privacy is abhorrent and completely unacceptable in a democracy where each person has a right to their beliefs.
David Millikan has a host of degrees and studies in theology and professes to be a man of God. Yet the God I know embodies love, equality, integrity and brotherhood.
David’s words and actions did not represent these qualities, which raises the question: “Is David Millikan truly a man of God?”
What we saw was a man with an agenda who was exposed by revealing a side totally dissociated from love, integrity and unity.
The Truth about Serge Benhayon 
Just goes to show you can have degrees and studies in theology and be “a man of God” however, if you’re NOT living from that inner-harmony within and allowing others the space to feel this for themselves, you are a separated man of God.
Movement can not hide a thing ! It is obvious and revealing as energy can not be hidden when we move.
That Millikan did not represent any of the qualities of God that night and the days leading to it is beyond crystal clear. Our movements make us Godly… or not. Titles do not count.
It is amazing how we can study so much about something, accumulate knowledge, and profess to be an expert, but actually have no true understanding or affinity whatsoever with the very subject and actually know nothing of it.
Thank you for sharing the story in detail and recording it for the future.
David Millikan’s behaviour does make you ask this question, ‘ Yet the God I know embodies love, equality, integrity and brotherhood.
David’s words and actions did not represent these qualities, which raises the question: “Is David Millikan truly a man of God?” ‘
Well expressed Rod. The answer to that question “Are you a man of God?” to anyone can be answered in The Livingness. Are they living love in their body? Love cannot be studied but lived in the body with equal respect, decency and love for themselves energetically as well as the rest of humanity.
This proves learnt knowledge, degrees, qualifications and titles not only don’t confirm someone is a true living authority on their chosen subject – in this case God, but It seems to me to possibly prove that the acquiring of qualifications can cause a mental construct inhibiting our heart felt connection to humanity.
It is very clear and exposes that a title ‘Uniting Church Minister’ means very little in what was carried out that evening. As Serge Benhayon is always saying and I know it is the way within my heart, the way we choose to live, The Way of the Livingness and not what we proclaim we are through the mind.
It exposes a lot about where our society is at that someone can call themselves minister of God, but not act accordingly and that a commercial TV station can ignore all human rights and just behave as they please for their own gain and with no interest in the wellbeing of people.
Rod your wrote: “Yet the God I know embodies love, equality, integrity and brotherhood.” Perhaps this guy David Millikan has to be remembered on this fact which you did with your honest blog.
Wow this is sad for a “man of God” or any other man for that matter to resort to this type of behaviour. What a blessing for David Millikan to be in the presence of Serge Benhayon a man who truly lives as a Son of God.
“Yet David Millikan had in fact already planned to betray Serge Benhayon, and had set-up an elaborate media ambush. ” No integrity there then.
I could just picture the film crew being denied entry to an event simply because they were filming.
From the footage taken of being denied entry it could be spun into anything i.e. hiding a secret. However this makes no logical sense as if a film crew tried to enter any well-established business or even a movie theatre they would also be denied entry sometimes even by force i.e. security.
Is there a difference here?
No name, no title, no study makes you a man of God. It is what I live that shows how connected I am. This for me is an easy marker to observe, it’s like observing the world like a child does.
This is outrageous, and I’m pretty sure that that is against the law to ambush an event like that. Even without the law, it is completely morally wrong to attack people based on their choices – we do not accept when people attack others because of their religion, so why would it be okay to attack based on a person’s choice about attending an event? And to make that into a story which is apparently meant to gather readership is insane.
Lies, deceit, intolerance, arrogance and abuse are definitely not impulsed from God! God is love.
They hid a camera in the roof to film unsuspecting people who were attending a $5 presentation open to anyone from the public who wants to attend?? What man of God would support that sort of deceptive behaviour in a democratic society in which we are all ‘apparently’ free to choose our own religion. Great blog Rod.
Well said Rod Harvey. This man had no respect, so can he not represent God, very simple. This invasion was absolutely harmfull for all those attendees (including children of all ages) and all those involved. This attack has been brought a huge force onto the public and on free speech. This should have made headline on the newspaper, as this is real imposition and should be addresed by society (government).
We are all Sons of God, equally so, no matter what. The fact that a ‘Man of God’ can ambush other ‘Sons of Gods’ (his Brothers) is very telling of the quality of the beholding light and love of the so called religious status quo.
Well said Rod, would a man of God truly act in this way? I suspect not. For the actions of this man sound more like those of someone who does not value the right of others to hold an opinion or belief other than his own – choosing to instead abuse, demean and chastise. This is the polar opposite of everything I know the presentations of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine to be, where I have felt reconnected to myself, inspired to claim the true me and live this love in the world. I know what feels more loving and true to me.
A great exposure showing that he is only a man of god by name and not by quality.
David Millikan is a son of God (as we all are) but his actions were hardly those that represent the love and harmony of God. So often through history we have had men claim to represent God here on earth, yet their actions couldn’t be further from God’s way.
David Millikan’s behaviour on this occasion feels to me to be no different to the Inquisition of the Catholic Church during the Dark Ages or any other wars in the name of God. It often feels to me times haven’t changed as we as a society are often still allowing vile acts such as in this example to happen -and still under the banner of God!
Well said Rod, by observing his actions on that night, it seems that David Millikan cannot be trusted. I know God to be pure love and as David Millikan claims to be a Uniting Church minister, his manner is far from loving. He is accusing Universal Medicine and anyone associated with it as being in a cult, but I feel his actions on that night were more representative of what I would consider to be a cult.
Thank you Rod Harvey for your true facts about what happened and how could David Millikan claim to be a Man of God when it is clear that he ambushed and aggressively attacked a man who was presenting Truth. Does having a PhD and being a Minister of God give David Millikan authority to be a self- appointed expert on cults?
If money was not in the equation, would David Millikan be as willing to violate the rights of others choosing to attend a presentation about Truth, Love, Unity and Equalness?
Absolutely loved your post Rod! The God I too know “embodies love, equality, integrity and brotherhood”… and although I wasn’t there to witness first hand the antics of David Millikan, there is no question in my mind that there was absolutely none of these qualities displayed by him or his media crew on 12/10/12!
It is much easier to live as a man of God rather than preach as a man of God, one walks as one and the same as God and there is no effort, as he is the one… the other reinterprets what they believe God wants…
Which is closer to the source, the one living as God on earth or the one re-interpreting the words of others?
So true Toni – I know which one I would choose as reflecting the truth… As they say, actions speak far, far louder than words…!
When he chose to stand beside a man of complete integrity, David Milikan, a man of zero integrity, chose to expose himself for who he is currently choosing to be and what he is representing.
Awesome Rod, thank you XX
A clearly delivered message, Rod, and one that is very much appreciated. An absolute ‘set up’, and I can’t help but wonder. The God I know also embodies the qualities to which you refer “love, equality, integrity and brotherhood”. I don’t see Christianity as having taken any crazy & radical turns away from this shared understanding. And so my ‘wondering’ leads to bafflement… How many degrees does it take (supposedly on this very subject) to develop an understanding that God is about Love, and that it is in our very actions that this love is either demonstrated, or not? We have a choice, and for all his degrees, and the tests/assessments he must have passed, David Millikan failed what to me, is the most basic ‘test’ of all – and miserably so.
A good point Victoria. Christianity tells us that God is Love. So where does David really stand?
Extremely well expressed Victoria! It certainly makes one question the credibility of a man (David Millikan) who holds these degrees and qualifications..??!
David Millikan has a host of degrees and studies in theology and professes to be a man of God. Yet the God I know embodies love, equality, integrity and brotherhood.
David’s words and actions did not represent these qualities, which raises the question: “Is David Millikan truly a man of God?”
So true Rod, thank you.
The whole orchestration of both Friday night’s ambush and Saturday’s attempted entry shows just how low television media will go to create footage for a story. If they had attended – just as other members of the general public chose to – without an agenda, they would have been presented with some simple and yet ever-so-powerful possibilities they might choose to be inspired by to go home and then trial to see what differences (or not) they made to their physical body, levels of vitality or harmonious relationships in their lives. Who could ask for anything more?
If David Millikan is ‘Man of God’ then I am The Queen of Sheba!
Yes Rod, it seems people have very differing views around God. So much harm has been done under the guise of representing God over the centuries. Seems not much has changed.