Bradford+vs.+Edwards

Bradford vs. Edwards Both of these men were of great significance of the Christian movement in America, but as far as their leadership goes, I believe that Bradford's methods of getting people to where he wanted would be more effective today than Edwards'. Much of what Edwards did already can be seen now, and America does not fare as well as it possibly could if it would change the way it runs its government. In order to make this comparison as clear as possible, I'll relate Edwards to a cattle-driver and Bradford to a shepherd. Edwards' way of change, like a cattle-driver, seems to hover over its oblivious audience and force them to where it wants them to go not necesarily by physical means but with fear of authority, while Bradford's leadership seems to not only guide them to a destination but to go along with its followers, as a shepherd does, towards the final goal in a joint effort. The situation America is in today would be so much more untroubling if the authorities that decide how citizens live really cared how they lived outside of statistics. I feel that Bradford's type of administration would provide an environment that resembles that more than Edwards'.