Re: #3-- I like the imagery, but "crisscross applesauce" may not be understood by someone from another country reading your paper. You may want to just use "cross legged" instead.
Re: #4-- I really like the vividness of this imagery, but I am not quite following the logic. Could you spell it out a bit more? Are you thinking of faith as something that can hold multiple answers simultaneously? That faith does not mean a single interpretation of a text? Why do you believe this?
I think that your first sentence "Faith is a massive platform...." could be rewritten for clarity.
Re: #4-- I really like the vividness of this imagery, but I am not quite following the logic. Could you spell it out a bit more? Are you thinking of faith as something that can hold multiple answers simultaneously? That faith does not mean a single interpretation of a text? Why do you believe this?
I think that your first sentence "Faith is a massive platform...." could be rewritten for clarity.