Disney’s ‘Win or Lose’ is back in the news. This time for a Christian character

An animated character in a new Disney+ series is sparking conversation for a surprising reason: Prayer.

An animated character in a new Disney+ series is sparking conversation for a surprising reason: Prayer. The Pixar series “Win or Lose,” according to a Disney synopsis, “features the intertwined stories of eight different characters as they each prepare for their big championship softball game — the insecure kids, their helicopter parents, even a lovesick umpire.” In the first episode, a player named Laurie who struggles with self-doubt prays on the bench before a game, marking the first distinctly Christian character in a Disney-related project in about two decades, according to WDW News Today, a website that closely follows news about Disney parks and entertainment. “Dear Heavenly Father, please give me strength,” Laurie prays. “I have faith, but sometimes the doubt creeps in.” The animated series made headlines recently when it cut a transgender storyline ahead of the show’s release last month. “When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,” a spokesperson for Disney, which is Pixar’s parent company, said in a statement at the time.