Well lets get off to a good start for the year by using Jesus to justify staying with your abusive husband:
Thursday, January 3
When [Jesus] was being reviled, he did not go reviling in return. When he was suffering, he did not go threatening.-1 Pet. 2:23.
When encouraging Christians to be submissive even to harsh, unjust authorities of this world, Peter explained: "In fact, to this course you were called, because even Christ suffered for you, leaving a model for you to follow his steps closely." (1 Pet. 2:21) Submission in the face of ridicule and abuse may be viewed as evidence of weakness. Yet, that is not how Jesus viewed it. Some who watched Jesus suffer became believers, at leastto some degree, including a robber on a stake next to him and the army officer viewing the execution. (Matt. 27:38-44,54; Mark 15:39; Luke 23:39-43) Similarly Peter indicated that some unbelieving husbands-even those who are abusive-will become Christians after observing the submissive conduct of their wives. We have seen evidence of this happening today. w07 2/15 2:11,12
So you should submissively accept those beatings from you're abusive husband because he might become a Christian!!! This makes me so mad. Sure they don't straight out say you must stay with your abusive husband but they set it up by saying we should follow Christ's example of submitting to suffering. A little bit of a different situation methinks with him being a ransom sacrifice for all of humankind and all... I didn't realise JW wives had to be ransom sacrifices for their husband's sins as well... Typical mysognism of the WTBTS. Not that many men suffering physically for their faith compared to the amount of women being beaten up by abusive husbands.