Oh believe me, I'm not soft on abusers either. I've threatened everything from death (not literally) to castration to the various guys my friends have been with. I've been in that situation of being abused, and wanting to get out, but was afraid to. UNTIL he tried strangling me. That was the last straw. People here rag on me for telling married women to leave and get a divorce from their abusive husband. Well, I sure the heck ain't gonna tell her to stay so he can bash her skull in. And I'm speaking of all the women who have come here with their stories, Jennifer included. Just because the bible doesn't state that abuse is grounds for divorce, doesn't mean that God won't allow it. He knows the hearts of these scared women.