[CMAC51]

“Actually he did not equate homosexuality with bestiality. He was asked to identify what sin was. Both qualify.” That’s actually what equate means.

No it doesn't. Equates means equal to. 3 and 7 are both prime numbers, but 3 does not equal 7.

[Fuzz]

“No it doesn’t. Equates means equal to. 3 and 7 are both prime numbers, but 3 does not equal 7.”

Previously posted:

In mathematics, yes. In linguistics, not as precise as that. Equating one thing to another in the way we communicate is used more broadly to categorize, analogize or classify things or ideas through comparison. Equating lower taxes with higher revenue or equating higher spending with better results, for example.

“All men are created equal” does not mean we are equal in every way one can imagine.