For the record: If there are to be any ‘religious’ or cultural special courts— and I don’t think there ever should be, in the US, but if there are, wherever, they need to be watched over carefully and objectively by the court system in general, and any proceedings that in any way violate the rights of the participants (such as a woman’s testimony being discounted because of her gender) should be completely disallowed.

If they function like civil mediators, that’s fine.