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Theoretical situation: Suppose a married couple is a long term member of a church with men's and women's bible studies. Through one of these meetings, a married women in the church describes how her husband beats her. Other things may be involved such as stress, money, or anger issues but not illegal drugs. All people here are dedicated, long term Christians. At times, the abuse may be 'justified' by the husband through scripture. Question: How involved, if any, should a church be involved in trying to help married couples that are in abusive marriages? What should they do? I've heard of a surprising number of Christian married couples where the wife was abused in the past. In some cases, they're currently being abused but the wife feels they must tolerate it to protect their children or for some other reason. Being married and living in the same home frequently with children, they frequently don't feel they have options for help. If they go to the police, they're frequently ignored, told they need to file for divorce, move out, or more before they police can help. Should the church be a resource to help in these cases? How could a woman ask for help in such a situation? Should the church pastor, elders, or others get involved directly and confront the husband about this? What all could be done? There are many questions here, so I'll leave it at this point for discussion.
