Personally I think it's abominable to tell a woman that she should stay married to a man who tried to kill her, because it continues to put her in danger to still have that tie to him. And to use biblical speak to tell her sorry, you made your bed so lie in it, and aren't I better off than you for having made a better choice. And then to say that murder and suicide are different words - as if one was an OK choice. There is absolutely no compassion in any of that, no matter how sorry you say you feel for her.
RedPonyDriver, I'm glad that you have physical distance now. I believe that God is a God of compassion, mercy, grace and forgiveness. Sometimes those points get missed when people are getting all legalistic.