Welcome to the fray John. I don't have any comments on your real question but your first comments reminded me of something that I haven't seen pointed out for quite a while now. That is that the question of the origin of life itself isn't necessarily the same question as whether evolution has occurred.
Evolutionary theory speaks to how living things have changed through time.
In reality, the questions may go hand in hand but often I find that some criticize evolutionary theory as if it must explain the the origin of life to have any validity. Just splitting hairs since its been fairly quiet around here.